diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.cpp
index c9d48d9f015..f8d47caf0be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.cpp
@@ -107,4 +107,17 @@ Utils::expected_str<qint64> parseProcessIdentifier(const QByteArray &rawOutput)
     return -1;
 }
 
+Utils::expected_str<qint64> parseLaunchResult(const QByteArray &rawOutput)
+{
+    const Utils::expected_str<QJsonValue> result = parseDevicectlResult(rawOutput);
+    if (!result)
+        return make_unexpected(result.error());
+    const qint64 pid = (*result)["process"]["processIdentifier"].toInteger(-1);
+    if (pid < 0) {
+        // something unexpected happened ...
+        return make_unexpected(Tr::tr("devicectl returned unexpected output ... running failed."));
+    }
+    return pid;
+}
+
 } // namespace Ios::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.h b/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.h
index fa8fe7c6718..106fee78a23 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.h
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.h
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ Utils::expected_str<QMap<QString, QString>> parseDeviceInfo(const QByteArray &ra
                                                             const QString &deviceUsbId);
 Utils::expected_str<QUrl> parseAppInfo(const QByteArray &rawOutput, const QString &bundleIdentifier);
 Utils::expected_str<qint64> parseProcessIdentifier(const QByteArray &rawOutput);
+Utils::expected_str<qint64> parseLaunchResult(const QByteArray &rawOutput);
 
 } // namespace Ios::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp
index 9f24f4ac40b..57922d03564 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp
@@ -247,22 +247,15 @@ GroupItem DeviceCtlRunner::launchTask(const QString &bundleIdentifier)
             reportFailure(Tr::tr("Failed to run devicectl: %1.").arg(process.errorString()));
             return DoneResult::Error;
         }
-        const Utils::expected_str<QJsonValue> resultValue = parseDevicectlResult(
-            process.rawStdOut());
-        if (resultValue) {
-            // success
-            m_processIdentifier = (*resultValue)["process"]["processIdentifier"].toInteger(-1);
-            if (m_processIdentifier < 0) {
-                // something unexpected happened ...
-                reportFailure(Tr::tr("devicectl returned unexpected output ... running failed."));
-                return DoneResult::Error;
-            }
+        const Utils::expected_str<qint64> pid = parseLaunchResult(process.rawStdOut());
+        if (pid) {
+            m_processIdentifier = *pid;
             m_pollTimer.start();
             reportStarted();
             return DoneResult::Success;
         }
         // failure
-        reportFailure(resultValue.error());
+        reportFailure(pid.error());
         return DoneResult::Error;
     };
     return ProcessTask(onSetup, onDone);
diff --git a/tests/auto/ios/devicectlutils/tst_devicectlutils.cpp b/tests/auto/ios/devicectlutils/tst_devicectlutils.cpp
index 11d093d8e4d..f75497f68a3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/ios/devicectlutils/tst_devicectlutils.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/ios/devicectlutils/tst_devicectlutils.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ private slots:
     void parseAppInfo();
 
     void parseProcessIdentifier();
+
+    void parseLaunchResult();
 };
 
 void tst_Devicectlutils::parseError_data()
@@ -407,6 +409,71 @@ void tst_Devicectlutils::parseProcessIdentifier()
     QCOMPARE(*result, 1000);
 }
 
+void tst_Devicectlutils::parseLaunchResult()
+{
+    const QByteArray data(R"raw(
+{
+  "info" : {
+    "arguments" : [
+      "devicectl",
+      "device",
+      "process",
+      "launch",
+      "--device",
+      "00000000-0000000000000000",
+      "--quiet",
+      "--json-output",
+      "-",
+      "org.iuehrg.cmake-widgets"
+    ],
+    "commandType" : "devicectl.device.process.launch",
+    "environment" : {
+      "TERM" : "xterm-256color"
+    },
+    "jsonVersion" : 2,
+    "outcome" : "success",
+    "version" : "355.7.7"
+  },
+  "result" : {
+    "deviceIdentifier" : "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+    "launchOptions" : {
+      "activatedWhenStarted" : true,
+      "arguments" : [
+
+      ],
+      "environmentVariables" : {
+        "TERM" : "xterm-256color"
+      },
+      "platformSpecificOptions" : {
+
+      },
+      "startStopped" : false,
+      "terminateExistingInstances" : false,
+      "user" : {
+        "active" : true
+      }
+    },
+    "process" : {
+      "auditToken" : [
+        4294967295,
+        501,
+        501,
+        501,
+        501,
+        1802,
+        0,
+        5118
+      ],
+      "executable" : "file:///private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/test.app/test",
+      "processIdentifier" : 1802
+    }
+  }
+})raw");
+    const Utils::expected_str<qint64> result = Ios::Internal::parseLaunchResult(data);
+    QVERIFY(result);
+    QCOMPARE(*result, 1802);
+}
+
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(tst_Devicectlutils)
 
 #include "tst_devicectlutils.moc"